Green Reaper Fresh Hop IPA
Phillips Brewing & Malting Co.

Green Reaper  Fresh Hop IPAGreen Reaper  Fresh Hop IPA
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From:
Phillips Brewing & Malting Co.
 
British Columbia, Canada
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
89
Avg:
4.01 | pDev: 7.23%
Reviews:
22
Ratings:
59
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 07, 2019
Added:
Oct 26, 2012
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  9
Green Reaper is a fresh-hop apparition sent to collect your tastebuds and guide them to the aftertaste. The hops aren't dried; they are delivered fresh to the brewhouse within 24 of harvesting maximizing hoppy flavour. But harvest time is short, so grab yours before it disappears for another year.
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Ratings by IllNate:
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Reviewed by IllNate from Canada (BC)

3.5/5  rDev -12.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a light amber with ample pearly head with decent retention. Nose has fresh hop all over it, with that green hop smell. Just something about fresh hop that make them distinct over died. Hops are fruity, floral and green. Taste follows with big and bitter hop (fruity and floral, with green/grassy). Malt profile is sweet, but flat.

A good solid performance here but nothing outstanding and IMO it lacks depth. I had guessed at 2 hop varieties in 2 additions, but after visiting the site and watching this video it was actually only 1 hop variety in 2 additions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns84QWiwvoc&feature=youtu.be
Nov 14, 2012
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by TooManyGlasses from Canada (AB)

4.31/5  rDev +7.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Sherbrooke Beer Club selection for November. Fresh hop season.
Clear pale golden pour with finger foamy off white head. With so much haze out there mesmerized by clarity now!
Aroma caramel malt, floral piney hops, citrus, touch tropical fruit.
Clean tasting - smooth malt, grapefruit, pine; initial sweetness fades into pleasant hoppy bitterness without being overpowering.
Medium bodied, very crisp, refreshing - despite mildly bitter finish, exceptionally drinkable. Really good!

Nov 7/22 Fresh batch - had been a staple over the past few years - sticky, resinous, floral and bracingly bittersweet. Prior rating (4.00) clearly way to low - a top notch IPA.
Nov 07, 2019
 
Rated: 4.18 by R_Kole from Canada (AB)

Jun 10, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by StormAles from Canada (ON)

Nov 04, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by dbauer from California

Oct 22, 2017
 
Rated: 4.45 by Corson from Canada (AB)

Nov 14, 2016
 
Rated: 3.9 by BCborn from Canada (BC)

Oct 20, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by chickenm from Canada (BC)

Oct 18, 2016
 
Rated: 4.14 by BcCraft710 from Canada (BC)

Oct 18, 2016
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Reviewed by JonCorbett from Canada (BC)

3.88/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Appearance: Crystal clear and golden yellow slightly darker than a jug of canola oil. With a huge 3 finger head of very chunky white foam (maybe I poured a bit too aggressively but not any more so than I poured Driftwood’s Sartori). It’s dissipation is moderate and as it recedes leaves behind very small patches of lace unless you have a small glass, by my third pour of my bomber I had a very nice curtain going.

Aromatics: Compared to the few other fresh hops I have had this year, this one has a stronger nose than most. Its full of fresh sweet grasses and a good hit of piney hop juice, some light hibiscus florals with light honey there is some citrus hiding behind the fresh green pasture but it is subtle.

Taste: Sweet pine resin with a slightly walnut meal start. The earthy bitter also has a bit of sweetness to it, and is extremely well handled by the barley, and there is slight earthy liquorice-like lingering aftertaste. As far as fresh hops go, this one I think is fairly straight forward, not necessarily simple, but to the point. Its about the fresh hops and that shows through in abundance which means though that it does seem to be absent of other flavour characteristics that could make it standout a bit amongst its peers.

Feel: Though the carbonation is on the weaker side, the light foamy surface the only real indication that bubbles are somehow making it to the surface, on the palate its fresh but smooth, just enough bubbles to keep it away from crisp. It’s a decent middleweight, not really leaning to one side or the other, and the citrus peel bitter finds a home across the whole of the palate, like that big dog that decides your bed is his bed for the night and just won’t get off. And and ever so subtle hint of the 6.5% creeps in every once in a while, I only noticed it when I inadvertently had a big yawn during the finish and could feel it’s presence - if you are breathing normally though I’m not sure you’d recognize it was there.

Overall: Looks fabulous! I’m really starting to prefer the fresh hop option out there over their more traditional IPA cousins. The hops provide a wonderfully fresh and juicy aesthetic that always seems to lack with dried hops varieties. this was extremely delicious, and I wish fresh hoppers became more available closer to Summer, they would be amazing as a hot sun on the patio day.

Pairing : This is another juicy and sweet to bitter beer where the bitter is fairly well controlled. so its sweeter flavours are the ones I want to try to compliment. I want to try a version of chicken parmesan with sundried tomatoes and garlic pepper. Kick it up a notch - add a pinch of crushed red chilies or use a fresh arrabiata instead of marinara. That extra heat will really pronounce the sweetness in the beer.
Oct 16, 2016
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Rated by Jelena91 from Canada (BC)

3.88/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Chinook, Cascade and Centennial. Yas.
Oct 15, 2016
 
Rated: 3.92 by starclimber from Canada (BC)

Oct 12, 2016
 
Rated: 3.27 by Slongie from Canada (AB)

Feb 06, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by YamagamiTravis from Canada (BC)

Nov 22, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by BigBry from Canada (AB)

Nov 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.54 by RandyFlameThrower from Canada (AB)

Nov 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.96 by Tivlavrie from Canada (AB)

Oct 31, 2015
 
Rated: 3.86 by alew_os from Canada (BC)

Oct 22, 2015
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Reviewed by souvenirs from Canada (BC)

3.85/5  rDev -4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Great label. Picked up this seasonal beer at the BC Liquor Store at Kingsgate Mall.

A: Clear gold with fluffy white head. Head doesn't dissipate quickly.
S: Pine and citrus hops.
T: Mild to moderate bitterness for an IPA. Piney.
Oct 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.92 by Beervana from Canada (BC)

Oct 14, 2015
Green Reaper Fresh Hop IPA from Phillips Brewing & Malting Co.
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 59 ratings